Quick Start Guide

This Quick Start Guide is a resource to help you use Concord. The following pages show you how to navigate various aspects of Concord or walk you step-by-step through

common uses of the service.

Quick Start Guide Contents:

Getting started

Registering for your 30-Day Free Trial . . . . . . 2-3Subscribe guide . . . . . . . . . 4-5 iPhone Shortcut Setup . . . . . . . . 6-7 Android Shortcut Setup . . . . . . . . 8-9

Searching and Finding in Concord Study Tools Panel . . . . . . . . . 10 Advanced Search . . . . . . . . 11-12

Using and building lists Lists Manager . . . . . . . . . 13 Example of List . . . . . . . . . 14 Annotations . . . . . . . . 15-16

Playing hymns in Concord . . . . . . . . 17

Sharing Quotations from Concord Copy and Paste . . . . . . . . . 18

Guide for Readers . . . . . . . . 19-20

Additional resources and step-by-step instructions can be found on the Concord Help Center. You may also contact the Concord Support Team with questions via email: concord@csps.com.

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Registering for your 30-Day Free Trial 

Thank you for your interest in Concord. The following instructions will show you how to start your 30-day free trial on a laptop or smartphone (reverse side). 

LAPTOP/DESKTOP Instructions 1. Go to https://concord.christianscience.com.

2. Click on the “Start your 30-Day Free Trial” as shown below.

3. On the next screen, enter your first and last name, and your email address.

Note: If you are under 16, check the box. (Checking this box will require obtaining parental consent before you can use Concord.) 

4. Check the corresponding boxes if you would like to help us improve Concord,or if you would like to receive marketing emails from other TMC products. Youcan change these settings at any time within your account. After you arefinished reviewing, click “Next.”

5. Review the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Check the box to accept theterms and click “Next.”

6. Create your password, following the Concord password criteria.

7. You will then be redirected to the homepage and you can log in.

8. Please turn to the back of this sheet and follow the steps to “Verify Your EmailAddress.” You will need to complete this step within 7 days.

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SMARTPHONE Instructions 1. Go to https://concord.christianscience.com.

2. Tap “Start your 30-day free trial.”

3. On the next screen, enter your first name, last name, and email address and tap “Next.”

Note: If you are under 16, check the box. (Checking this box will require obtaining parental consent before you may use Concord.) 

4. Tap the corresponding boxes if you would like tohelp us improve Concord, or if you would like to receive marketing emails fromother TMC products. You can change these settings at any time within youraccount. After you are finished reviewing, tap “Next.”

5. Review the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Tap the box to accept theterms and tap “Next.”

6. Create your password following the Concord password criteria.

7. You will then be redirected to the homepage and you can log in!

8. Please follow the steps below to “Verify Your Email Address.” You will need tocomplete this step within 7 days.

IMPORTANT! VERIFY YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS After logging into your new account: 

1. Go to “Notices.”

a. For computers: “notices” is located at the top toolbar.

b. For phones: tap the “More” icon at the bottom of your screen.

2. Enter the e-mail address you used to create your Concord account.

3. Click/tap “Confirm.”

4. Go to your email program. Find the email from “The Concord Team” with Subject:“One More Step: Email Address Verification.”

5. Click/tap the link that is in the email, and there verification process is complete!

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Subscribe to Concord

Thank you for your interest in subscribing to Concord. Follow the instructions below to subscribe.

1. Log into your Concord account at https://concord.christianscience.com.

2. To access your account information and subscribe you will click or tap on thefollowing:

Computer/laptop - click your email address in the top bar

iPad - Tap the Gear icon in the top bar, then tap Profile in the menu

Smart phone - Tap the button at the bottom, then tap Profile in the menu

3. On the screen, you will see a box labelled “Account Info.” In that box, click the“Subscribe” button.

CHECK YOUR SUBSCRIPTION STATUS:

• In the Account Info box, find the "Subscription Status" heading.• If it says, "Free Trial" afterward, you have not yet subscribed.• If it says, $6/month or $66/year ($60/year for past subscribers, $4/month or

$48/year for students), you have subscribed and no further action isnecessary at this time — stop here.

• Otherwise, proceed to Step 4 to complete subscription process.

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4. On the next screen, choose one of the three options:

- For new subscribers, select your payment plan, and click “Continue.”

- For previous subscribers or owners (to any version of Concord), verifyownership of a previous version of Concord, click “Continue,” and then selectyour payment plan.

- For students, enter your school information, click “Continue,” and then selectyour payment plan.

5. Once you have selected your payment plan (Monthly or Annual subscription),click “Continue.”

6. Enter your Billing and Credit Card information.

7. Click “Review Order” to review your subscription information, and click“Complete Subscription.”

8. You should receive an email confirming your subscription. Your “SubscriptionStatus” under “Account Info” in Concord will designate the subscription typeyou selected. It may initially say “Subscription Pending,” and should updatewithin 24 hours.

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iPhone Setup

Follow these instructions to create a Concord shortcut on your iPhone home screen for instant access to Concord.

Prerequisites: You must have a Concord username and password (in step 2,click “Need an Account” to create one).

1. On your iPhone, open Safari and go to https://login.concord.christianscience.com

2. On the login page, enter your username and password

3. Tap “SIGN IN”

4. A panel will slide up asking “Would you like to save this password?”Tap “Save Password” *

* If you are not prompted to save the password, your device may not be configured to save passwords. Go to the home screen and open Settings → Safari → Autofill → Names and Passwords. Ensure that “Names and Passwords” is enabled.

5. When the page fully loads, tap on the action button at the bottom of thebrowser window.

6. This will bring up an action menu.

If you are using iOS 13 (or any version released thereafter): Swipe up to reach the "Add to Home Screen" button located halfway down the action menu (see photo to the right).

If you are using an older operating system (iOS 12 or earlier): Swipe left along the bottom row until the option "Add to Home Screen" is visible (not pictured).Tap "Add to Home Screen."

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7. The Concord icon, name, and url will appear. Tap “Add" in the upper right-hand corner.

8. The phone will then leave Safari and return to the home screen with theQuickLink icon shown on the screen.

9. Tap the icon and confirm that Concord loads in "full-screen mode."

The configuration is complete.

From now on, access Concord from the icon on your home screen instead of via the Safari browser.

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Android Setup

Follow these instructions to create a Concord shortcut on your Android home screen for instant access to Concord.

Prerequisites: You must have a Concord username and password (see our “Registering for your 30-Day Free Trial” for instructions).

1. On your Android Smartphone, open Google Chrome (or yourpreferred web browser) and go to https://login.concord.christianscience.com.

2. On the login page, enter your username and password.

3. Tap"SIGN IN".

4. When the page fully loads, tap on the 3-dot menu button at the topright of the screen.

5. This will bring up an action menu. Tap the option "Add to HomeScreen."

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6. A new window appears with the Concord icon and name. Tap“Add” in the lower right-hand corner.

7. Navigate to the home screen, and you will find that it nowincludes the Homescreen icon for Concord.

8. Tap the icon and confirm that Concord loads in "full-screen"mode.

The configuration is complete.

From now on, you may access Concord from the icon on your home screen.

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Indexes Tab: Click to navigate Scriptural Quotations and Marginal Headings.

Clear All:Click “X” to clear search bar and all selected search options.

Search Box: Enter a word(s), phrase, or citation (ex. SH 16:26) to search.

Favorites:Click to add the current search to your Favorites List.

Search:Click here to perform a search.

View All:When “Stemming” is selected within the Search Options Menu, clicking “View All” shows every variant of the search word found. Click on a blue word to see search results for that word.

Recent Searches:Click the arrow to expand/ collapse your list of the 10 most recent searches.

Favorites List:Click the arrow to expand/ collapse a list of your favorite searches.

Citation:The page and line number where the citation appears in the book. Such as SH 224:25

Three-dot Menu:Shows all the options you have with a search result, such as Copy to Clipboard or Add to List.

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Search Options: Click the arrow to expand/ collapse Search Options. See Search Options Menu for full details.

Books Tab: Click to navigate the Table of Contents for all books.

View Search Results:Click the arrow to expand/ collapse search results.

Proximity Search: Find 2 or more words near each other in the books by entering the number of sentences, verses, or paragraphs to search.

Click the arrows to change search criteria to Sentences & Verses (all books), Paragraphs (only MBE books), Sentences (only MBE), or Verses (Bible and Hymnal).

Search Options Menu:Click to open search options.

Case Sensitive: Search for upper or lowercase words specifically.

Toggle/Blue Boxes:Click the toggle to turn on/off a search option. A blue toggle is activated, and adds a blue box below the Search Box.

Clear All:Click to clear all search terms and selected search options.

Reset:Click to deactivate all Search Options (search word(s) will remain in the search bar).

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Clear:Click to remove a particular range criteria.

Search:Click to populate search results after activating Search Options.

Learn More:Read help articles about the Search Options menu.

Stemming: Include variations of a search word in the results; joy will also find joyful, joyous, joys, etc.

Range Search: Limit results to a specific book or book and page range. Enter a book abbreviation and optional page range.

Search Box: Enter a word(s), phrase, or citation (ex. SH 16:26) to search.

ADVANCED SEARCH

WILDCARD SEARCH ● Most users of Concord are familiar with the wildcard search.● Example:

○ fruit* gives 419 results for FRUITE, Fruit, Fruitage, Fruitful, Fruitless, fruit, fruit-bearer,fruitage, fruitful, fruition, fruitless, fruitlessness, fruits

STEMMING ● This is a new feature only available in the latest version of Concord.● Concord views stemming as “a smarter (but not perfect) wildcard search.”● It’s also a simpler version of the wildcard.● Example:

○ fruit gives 388 results for FRUITE, Fruit, Fruitful, fruit, fruitful, fruits○ fruits also gives 388 results.

● A case where stemming might be better than wildcard:○ creat* gives 569 results for Create, Created, Creation, Creation’s, Creative, Creator,

Creator's, Creatures, create, created, creates, createth, creating, creation, creation's,creations, creation’s, creative, creativeness, creator, creators, creature, creature's,creatures

○ create (with stemming) gives 212 results for Create, Created, create, created, creates,creating

● Stemming keeps the words searched focused on the initial term.● Concord tries to go to the root of the word and show and display any suffixes.● Final example: Jesus see versus Jesus see (with stemming) versus Jesus see*

PROXIMITY SEARCH ● This is a new feature only available in the latest version of Concord.● 3-minute video: https://bit.ly/2LP50J2● Example:

○ truth removes gives 10 results○ truth removes @2 gives 25 results○ truth removes @p gives 29 results only from Mary Baker Eddy’s writings.

● Another example:○ Abraham faith gives 11 results○ Abraham faith @2 gives 23 results○ Abraham faith @p gives 2 results only from Mary Baker Eddy’s writings.

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BOOLEAN SEARCH ● Tools available: AND, OR, NOT, ( )● Boolean searches help provide greater specificity.● Example:

○ “kingdom of” gives 237 results○ “Kingdom of” (God OR heaven) gives 179 results○ “Kingdom of” AND (God OR heaven) gives 179 results○ "Kingdom of" NOT (God OR heaven) gives 58 results

● They can also be combined with proximity, wildcard, or range searches.● Other examples:

○ (Christ OR Jesus) AND (life OR liv*)○ (Adam OR Eve) serpent @4

RANGE SEARCH ● This is a new feature only available in the latest version of Concord.● Range searches help narrow when you have a particular book, chapter or page range in mind.● Basic layout: [bookname page#-page#]● A few examples:

○ Jesus [SH 501-599]○ spiritual idea [SH 330-340]○ light [Genesis]○ light [Genesis 1-3]○ light [Ret]○ light [Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts]○ light [Hymn 431-603]

● The Concord team has also added three new advanced range searches:○ light [OT] searches Old Testament○ light [NT] searches New Testament○ light [Bible] searches the Bible○ fruite [titles] searches titles in Mary Baker Eddy’s writings

EXCLAMATIONS AND QUESTIONS ● This is a new feature only available in the latest version of Concord.● \? searches all question marks.● \! searches all exclamation points.● Example:

○ \? [SH] gives 540 question marks in Science and Health○ no\! gives 18 results

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Lists Manager concord.christianscience.com

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Lists Menu Tab:Click to view all your lists in the Lists Manager.

The Nine-dot Icon: Click and drag citation to a new location within this List.

Full Text of the Citation:Click on a citation to expand and see the full text. Click on the full text to open that citation in the Books Panel.

Add New Citation:Click this button to manually add a new citation by typing in the exact reference.

List Options Menu:Shows all the options you have with a List, such as Edit, Print Preview, and Revision History.

Add Text:Click this to add a text-only element to your List.

Pencil Icon:This appears when you hover your mouse over the citation. Click it to edit the citation or add an annotation.

Three-dot Menu:Shows you all the options you have for this citation, such as Edit, View in Book, Move to List, Copy to Clipboard, Duplicate, and Delete.

Expand/Collapse Icon: Expands citations to free-flowing format or collapses them to citation format.

Import Citations: Click this to copy and paste or type a group of citations and add them to this List.

Click < arrow to return to Lists Manager with all your lists.

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Text-only Element: Use as a heading or a note.

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Add Annotations to the Texts

What is an Annotation?

An annotation is a note, comment, or text that you've added to a specific citation in any of your Lists. You can expand to view the content of the annotation within your List, or within the book text by clicking the highlighter icon that appears within the underlined book text.

Why is my book text underlined?

The book text in your Concord will appear underlined if you've added that citation to a List. A highlighter icon appears within the underlined text of the citation. Click the highlighter icon to open the Annotation menu (see screenshot below) to see which List you've added that citation to.

This can be used to see how many times you've used a citation or hymn as a Reader.

Currently, the underlining is ON by default (Settings → My Citations → "Show in Books"). If you would like to turn OFF the underlining, go to Settings → My Citations and select "Hide in books" which will hide the underlining in the Book Text blade.

How do you know if a citation has an annotation?

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What does the annotation menu show me?

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Playing Hymns in Concord concord.christianscience.com

Copy and Paste to Word, Email, or Text message

Copy/Paste an Individual Citation 1. Click on the three-dot menu under search, in a list,

or in the citation builder

Search results three-dot menu:

List three-dot menu:

Books panel, citation builder three-dot menu (at the top when a passage is highlighted):

2. The three-dot menu appears

3. Click on one of the options under “Copy toClipboard” (Note: the “clipboard” is what thecomputer uses to store the copied information)• Citation – copy/paste the citation reference

only without the text (ex. SH 494:10-11)• Free Flowing – copy/pastes the text as free

flowing• Book Format – copy/pastes the text as it

appears in the books

4. Open the word processing software or emailwhere you would like your citation pasted

5. Paste your citation using one of these methods:• The browser menu: Edit à Paste• Right click à Paste• A keyboard shortcut: Cmd + v (on a Mac) OR

Ctrl + v (on a PC)

Copy/Paste an Entire List 1. Open the list you would like to copy

2. Click the List Options menu (three horizontal bars)to the right of the list name

3. Click on one of the options under “Copy toClipboard” (Note: the clipboard is what thecomputer uses to store the copied information)

• Citation – copy/paste the list of citationreferences only without the text

• Free Flowing – copy/pastes the text from thelist as free flowing

• Book Format – copy/pastes the text appears inthe books with line/passage numbers andmarginal headings

4. Open the word processing software or emailwhere you would like your list of citations pasted

5. Paste your list of citations using one of thesemethods:• The browser menu: Edit à Paste• Right click à Paste• A keyboard shortcut: Cmd + v (on a Mac) OR

Ctrl + v (on a PC)

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Quick Reference Guide for Readers

Helpful Icons/Elements Defined

List Options Menu (3-horizontal lines)

3-dot icon – click for menus which will giveyou additional options

9-dot icon – drag-n-drop to move elementsdrag-n-drop = click and hold down your mouse button; move your mouse and the element (citation, text element, etc.) to a new location, let go of the mouse button over the new location

Expand/Collapse – click to show all citations in a list or search results

Citation Builder – shows the citation of the currently highlighted text

Highlighter tool – use to select text Also indicates when text is included in a list

Eraser tool – use to deselect text Ctrl+Alt = shortcut key to switch between the highlighter/eraser tools

New list – click to create new list

List Manager Tab (shows all lists/folders)

Arrows indicate that something expands/collapsesto show more info. Here are examples:

Down Up

Left Right

Click one of these icons to play a hymn setting:

OR OR

Search box Type a citation to open it in the Book Text. For example, type Matt 5 to go to a chapter; or type SH 385:15 to go to a specific page/line in Mrs. Eddy’s writings.

Type a keyword or phrase to view search results which include the word/phrase. For example, type Christ light or “Love of God”.

Then click the magnifying glass or hit the enter/return key on your computer.

Create a new list From Search, click menu to the right of search result; choose “Create new list” OR From Book text, highlight text; use citation builder

menu or use the right-click on your mouse; choose “Create new list”.

Add citations to a list Directly from the search results using the menu OR In the citation builder, use the following:

icon to drag-n-drop the citation into your list OR

menu to copy to list OR Use the right-click to open the menu and copy to the highlighted text to a list.

Review different words of hymns Click the underlined hymn numbers to view alternate settings and words.

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Add Text-only headings

Open a list. Click the button and enter your heading or text.

Rearrange these text elements using the icon in your list.

Activate List numbering

In a list, click on the List Options Menu , and choose “Edit List” (or double-click on your green list title). Change the Numbers option to “By Book” for numbering by book, or “On” to number sequentially.

Word Count Each citation lists the number of words included in that citation. Click the citation to expand the text.

Find Word Count totals by book at the very bottom of the Lists panel. Click the arrow to expand the box.

Adjust Word Count Make sure numbering “By Book” is turned on; click a number to turn off the number for that citation only.

View the adjusted word count. Print / Share Lists

Under the List Options Menu , choose Print Preview.

Click the gear icon to adjust Settings : - Font size: Small, Medium, Large- Format: Book, Free flowing, Citation- Options: Date, Marginal headings,

Verse/Line numbers Print Use the Print icon to print a hard copy of your List.

Share PDF Use the PDF Export option on the right-hand side of the gray header bar to create a PDF. Email the PDF to a church member or visitor.

Folder Management Go to the Lists Manager to create folders.

Use the icon to create a “top level” folder. Use the menu next to an existing folder to add a list to a folder, create a folder inside another folder, or move a list/folder into another folder.

For more help articles, go to concord.christianscience.com/support

Having trouble? Email us at concord@csps.com

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